Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement for a Proposed Rule Limiting Discharges From Vessels in Cordell Bank, Gulf of the Farallones, and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuaries, 65483 [E7-22710]
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
15 CFR Part 922
Notice of Intent To Prepare a
Supplemental Draft Environmental
Impact Statement for a Proposed Rule
Limiting Discharges From Vessels in
Cordell Bank, Gulf of the Farallones,
and Monterey Bay National Marine
Sanctuaries
National Marine Sanctuary
Program, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration’s (NOAA) National
Marine Sanctuary Program (NMSP) is
preparing a Supplemental Draft
Environmental Impact Statement
(SDEIS) to supplement and/or replace
information contained in the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
for the Joint Management Plan Review,
the management plan review for the
Cordell Bank, Gulf of the Farallones,
and Monterey Bay National Marine
Sanctuaries. The SDEIS will analyze
revisions to the proposed action that
would in effect prohibit the following
discharges within the sanctuaries: All
sewage from vessels 300 gross registered
tons (GRT) or more with the capacity to
hold sewage while within the sanctuary;
and, in the Monterey Bay National
Marine Sanctuary, all graywater from
vessels 300 GRT or more with the
capacity to hold graywater while within
the sanctuary.
DATES: Because the NMSP has
previously requested (64 FR 31528 and
71 FR 29096) and received extensive
information from the public on issues to
be addressed in the SDEIS, and because
the Council on Environmental Quality
(CEQ) regulations for implementing the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) do not require additional
scoping for this SDEIS process (40 CFR
1502.9(c)(4)), the NMSP is not asking for
further public scoping information and
comment at this time. Upon release of
the SDEIS the NMSP will provide a 45day public review/comment period.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the 2006 DEIS are
available at NOAA offices located at 1
Bear Valley Rd., Point Reyes Station,
CA; West Crissy Field on the Presidio,
991 Marine Drive, San Francisco, CA,
299 Foam Street, Monterey, California,
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Sean Morton at (301) 713–7264 or
sean.morton@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) has proposed
draft revised management plans, revised
designation documents, and revised
regulations for the Cordell Bank
National Marine Sanctuary (CBNMS),
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine
Sanctuary (GFNMS), and Monterey Bay
National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS).
The proposed regulations would revise
and provide greater clarity to existing
regulations. In particular, NOAA
proposed changes to prohibitions
regarding ‘‘discharge and deposit’’ in
the MBNMS, and prohibiting
discharging or depositing most matter
from cruise ships.
On May 11, 2007 NOAA received a
request from the California State Water
Resources Control Board to prohibit
discharges from certain vessels in
national marine sanctuaries offshore
California. In addition, on August 10,
2007, the California Coastal Commission
voted to concur with the consistency
finding the JMPR actions are consistent
with the policies of the California
Coastal Management Program, on the
condition that NOAA revise the
proposed discharge and deposit
regulation to prohibit vessels of 300
gross registered tons (GRT) or more from
discharging sewage or graywater into
the waters of the sanctuaries. After
reviewing public comments on the
proposed regulations, considering the
California Coastal Commission’s federal
consistency review (per the Coastal
Zone Management Act; 16 U.S.C. 1451
et seq.), and further analyzing vessel
discharge issues, NOAA decided to
revise the CBNMS, GFNMS, and
MBNMS proposed discharge regulations
to prohibit discharges of all sewage from
vessels 300 gross registered tons (GRT)
or more with the capacity to hold
sewage while within the sanctuary; and
in the MBNMS limit the exception for
graywater discharges to vessels less than
300 GRT and vessels 300 GRT or more
without the capacity to hold graywater
while within the MBNMS. The revised
proposed regulations will include
prohibitions satisfying the request from
the State of California for the CBNMS,
GFNMS, and MBNMS.
The SDEIS, in conjunction with the
concomitant supplemental proposed
rule, will evaluate the revised proposed
action and provide the public with an
opportunity for additional review and
comment.
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Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.
Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog
Number 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program.
Dated: November 15, 2007.
Elizabeth R. Scheffler,
Associate Assistant Administrator for
Management, Ocean Services and Coastal
Zone Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
15 CFR Part 922
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Draft Environmental
Impact Statement for a Proposed Rule Limiting Discharges From Vessels
in Cordell Bank, Gulf of the Farallones, and Monterey Bay National
Marine Sanctuaries
AGENCY: National Marine Sanctuary Program, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Marine Sanctuary Program
(NMSP) is preparing a Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(SDEIS) to supplement and/or replace information contained in the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Joint Management Plan
Review, the management plan review for the Cordell Bank, Gulf of the
Farallones, and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuaries. The SDEIS
will analyze revisions to the proposed action that would in effect
prohibit the following discharges within the sanctuaries: All sewage
from vessels 300 gross registered tons (GRT) or more with the capacity
to hold sewage while within the sanctuary; and, in the Monterey Bay
National Marine Sanctuary, all graywater from vessels 300 GRT or more
with the capacity to hold graywater while within the sanctuary.
DATES: Because the NMSP has previously requested (64 FR 31528 and 71 FR
29096) and received extensive information from the public on issues to
be addressed in the SDEIS, and because the Council on Environmental
Quality (CEQ) regulations for implementing the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) do not require additional scoping for this SDEIS
process (40 CFR 1502.9(c)(4)), the NMSP is not asking for further
public scoping information and comment at this time. Upon release of
the SDEIS the NMSP will provide a 45-day public review/comment period.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the 2006 DEIS are available at NOAA offices
located at 1 Bear Valley Rd., Point Reyes Station, CA; West Crissy
Field on the Presidio, 991 Marine Drive, San Francisco, CA, 299 Foam
Street, Monterey, California, and on the Web at https://
sanctuaries.noaa.gov/jointplan/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sean Morton at (301) 713-7264 or
sean.morton@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) has proposed draft revised management plans,
revised designation documents, and revised regulations for the Cordell
Bank National Marine Sanctuary (CBNMS), Gulf of the Farallones National
Marine Sanctuary (GFNMS), and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
(MBNMS). The proposed regulations would revise and provide greater
clarity to existing regulations. In particular, NOAA proposed changes
to prohibitions regarding ``discharge and deposit'' in the MBNMS, and
prohibiting discharging or depositing most matter from cruise ships.
On May 11, 2007 NOAA received a request from the California State
Water Resources Control Board to prohibit discharges from certain
vessels in national marine sanctuaries offshore California. In
addition, on August 10, 2007, the California Coastal Commission voted
to concur with the consistency finding the JMPR actions are consistent
with the policies of the California Coastal Management Program, on the
condition that NOAA revise the proposed discharge and deposit
regulation to prohibit vessels of 300 gross registered tons (GRT) or
more from discharging sewage or graywater into the waters of the
sanctuaries. After reviewing public comments on the proposed
regulations, considering the California Coastal Commission's federal
consistency review (per the Coastal Zone Management Act; 16 U.S.C. 1451
et seq.), and further analyzing vessel discharge issues, NOAA decided
to revise the CBNMS, GFNMS, and MBNMS proposed discharge regulations to
prohibit discharges of all sewage from vessels 300 gross registered
tons (GRT) or more with the capacity to hold sewage while within the
sanctuary; and in the MBNMS limit the exception for graywater
discharges to vessels less than 300 GRT and vessels 300 GRT or more
without the capacity to hold graywater while within the MBNMS. The
revised proposed regulations will include prohibitions satisfying the
request from the State of California for the CBNMS, GFNMS, and MBNMS.
The SDEIS, in conjunction with the concomitant supplemental
proposed rule, will evaluate the revised proposed action and provide
the public with an opportunity for additional review and comment.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.
Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Number 11.429 Marine
Sanctuary Program.
Dated: November 15, 2007.
Elizabeth R. Scheffler,
Associate Assistant Administrator for Management, Ocean Services and
Coastal Zone Management.
[FR Doc. E7-22710 Filed 11-20-07; 8:45 am]
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